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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Jan 29, 2018 20:54:17 GMT
So here's the latest big story/rumor. www.polygon.com/2018/1/29/16930892/xbox-one-exclusive-games-analysis-microsoftAccording to one paragraph in this article, Microsoft has recently looked into a potential buyout of EA. You heard that right, MS wants to own the devil of video games, and that is interesting as fuck to me. Here's the quote: and to back things further up If that happens, rejoice. Being bad at developing alongside japanese companies, I feel like MS has at least understood the need for stuff that isn't merely the highest profitable shit, like getting Bandai to show off DBfighterZ at their conference and despite all they did endorse Scalebound until it failed. It's weird seeing this scenario when I feel like EA is the bigger behemoth with the practices and killer IP that they own and how sparse MS's output has been lately. It would mean BioWare games would likely become pc/xbox only again and somehow I don't have a problem with it, despite being a PS4 user. It's also interesting to note that Mass Effect 1 was published under Microsoft and that Casey Hudson did in fact just work as creative director for the company before going back to BioWare. Who knows, maybe this is a transition that is already being primed for, or maybe it'll never be taken any further. What do you think?
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Post by ComingOfShadows on Jan 29, 2018 21:27:52 GMT
Interesting...
Thanks for posting this
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Post by Andrew Lucas on Jan 29, 2018 21:29:36 GMT
Welcome home, Mass Effect at least has some chances to come back now.
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Post by Link"Guess"ski on Jan 29, 2018 21:36:27 GMT
Welcome home, Mass Effect at least has some chances to come back now. Also, perhaps Microsoft has different policies on usage of game engines than EA and their Frostbite crap. I'd really love to see Mass Effect on Unreal 4 with assets created for next-gen, and I have no doubt BioWare would be relieved to get away from Frostbite and all its streaming-issues and incompatibilities.
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Post by SwobyJ on Jan 29, 2018 21:44:04 GMT
Mixed feelings about the idea, but not opposed.
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Post by KaiserShep on Jan 29, 2018 21:58:12 GMT
I can't lie, if any future ME and DA titles became XBox exclusives, I'd be salty as fuck. I dowanna own a gorram XBox, mang. I mean, I'd still get one because I'm a hopeless Mass Effect and Dragon Age fanboy, but still...rabble rabble. I suppose in the end this would sure beat the IP's simply dying painful deaths in EA's torture fungeon.
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Post by river82 on Jan 29, 2018 22:00:38 GMT
I can't lie, if any future ME and DA titles became XBox exclusives, I'd be salty as fuck. I dowanna own a gorram XBox, mang. I mean, I'd still get one because I'm a hopeless Mass Effect and Dragon Age fanboy, but still...rabble rabble. They'd be on the PC also. In which case it'd just be the same as the Mass Effect trilogy.
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Post by KaiserShep on Jan 29, 2018 22:02:23 GMT
I can't lie, if any future ME and DA titles became XBox exclusives, I'd be salty as fuck. I dowanna own a gorram XBox, mang. I mean, I'd still get one because I'm a hopeless Mass Effect and Dragon Age fanboy, but still...rabble rabble. They'd be on the PC also. In which case it'd just be the same as the Mass Effect trilogy. I guess there's that, though I generally stay away from Windows for home use. Mass Effect/Dragon Age are about the only things that would get me to own a gaming rig if it came to that.
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Post by tatann on Jan 29, 2018 22:10:11 GMT
As long as they dump that Frostbite crap for a real engine (or "unreal" engine, wink wink)
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Post by N7Valentine on Jan 29, 2018 22:21:29 GMT
Kinda good because they would free the world from EA's tyranny but it would become an Xbox exclusive... I'm on PS4
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Post by 10k on Jan 29, 2018 22:33:27 GMT
BW should have remained with MS after ME1. I play on PS4 and PC, but if MS can get their hands back on BW I'd definitely consider buying an xbox one. Especially if ME goes back to it's roots and not this Andromeda BS.
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Post by ApocAlypsE on Jan 29, 2018 23:13:28 GMT
If EA gets EA'ed by Microsoft, that would be the biggest case of irony in the history of gaming industry. It will be glorious, especially if they will suffer the same fate as Westwood RIP.
EDIT: One thing that came to my mind, such acquisition can maybe revive C&C, it would be glorious if it happens.
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Post by Andrew Lucas on Jan 29, 2018 23:32:07 GMT
I'm surprised EA hasn't published an statement already to avoid all the speculation, something is definitely going on atm. Come on, Microsoft. Get these IPs, remaster the Mass Effect Trilogy like you did with Gears Of War, publish it for Xbox and PC. Support Anthem. Get that next Battlefield, bring Titanfall to where it belongs, keep those sports licenses multi as the contract demand, revive Dead Space, absorb EA Access into Game Pass. Man, it's a gold mine EA fucked up.
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Post by Steelcan on Jan 30, 2018 0:44:55 GMT
Give in Microsoft
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Post by melbella on Jan 30, 2018 1:36:45 GMT
Man, since when is Microsoft the good guy? I am against anything that will force me to upgrade to Windows 10.
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Post by clips7 on Jan 30, 2018 2:47:10 GMT
Looks like i'm in the minority.....LITERALLY...will some body puh-leeze agree with this po' black child?.... I'd be highly against it and yes because i'm a Ps4 fan only.....xbox controllers suck a$$.....and on top of that they would have all of EA's franchises?....currently i only like the Mass Effect and Dead Space franchises, but if MS purchased them and Dead Space came back along with some proper Mass Effect games?.... ...i got the ski-mask ready to infiltrate and perform hit and run operations at MS.... Nope, keep EA multi-console.....not really against xbox, i just don't want ME or (other games i like going exclusive) and i'm not buying another box just for a game....
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Post by colfoley on Jan 30, 2018 3:35:44 GMT
God damn this is the worse thing that could ever happen. You just killed Christmas.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 3:40:08 GMT
People have referred to EA as greedy and money grubbing, but I don't know if they realize that MS has been called M$ numerous times.
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Post by colfoley on Jan 30, 2018 4:02:45 GMT
I know my opinion MIGHT be in the minority, or at least controversial, but IMO BioWare games have gotten pretty much consistently better since EA bought them. Only real anomoly was ME 3, which I still enjoyed more then ME 1 but there was obvious problems with the game. The only area which might have degraded was their plot writing but they have had across the board improvements...or haven't gotten any worse in any area from character writing, to bugs, to gameplay etc.
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Post by natetrace on Jan 30, 2018 4:41:16 GMT
In another thread I mentioned Microsoft games studios taking it back and doubted myself. I will crap my pants if this happens. I really will. Mass Effect? Dead Space? Countless others thrown on the corpse heap? Ghosts returning from our past...
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Post by alanc9 on Jan 30, 2018 5:28:29 GMT
Man, since when is Microsoft the good guy? I am against anything that will force me to upgrade to Windows 10. I like 10 fine. Although I only went to 10 because any other upgrade for a Vista machine would have required me to actually spend money.
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Post by blueasari on Jan 30, 2018 6:40:28 GMT
BW should have remained with MS after ME1. I play on PS4 and PC, but if MS can get their hands back on BW I'd definitely consider buying an xbox one. Especially if ME goes back to it's roots and not this Andromeda BS. Used to be an Xbox man but moved solely to Ps4 recently as Xbox just isn't invested in games I enjoy. I only keep my Xbox One S around for the Mass Effect - Trilogy as I bought all the dlc for it on that platform and started Mass Effect on it. If this rumor does come true and they bring Mass Effect back from the dead to its original roots I would be happy to come back to Xbox.
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Post by blueasari on Jan 30, 2018 6:41:56 GMT
Man, since when is Microsoft the good guy? I am against anything that will force me to upgrade to Windows 10. I like 10 fine. Although I only went to 10 because any other upgrade for a Vista machine would have required me to actually spend money. I can't even update my windows 10 at the moment, every time the update is finished and reboots it just loads up to a blank screen, no idea how to fix it. Just have to restore to an earlier version.
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Post by blueasari on Jan 30, 2018 6:43:27 GMT
In another thread I mentioned Microsoft games studios taking it back and doubted myself. I will crap my pants if this happens. I really will. Mass Effect? Dead Space? Countless others thrown on the corpse heap? Ghosts returning from our past... Kotor 3 ?
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Post by blueasari on Jan 30, 2018 6:45:04 GMT
Looks like i'm in the minority.....LITERALLY...will some body puh-leeze agree with this po' black child?.... I'd be highly against it and yes because i'm a Ps4 fan only.....xbox controllers suck a$$.....and on top of that they would have all of EA's franchises?....currently i only like the Mass Effect and Dead Space franchises, but if MS purchased them and Dead Space came back along with some proper Mass Effect games?.... ...i got the ski-mask ready to infiltrate and perform hit and run operations at MS.... Nope, keep EA multi-console.....not really against xbox, i just don't want ME or (other games i like going exclusive) and i'm not buying another box just for a game.... To be fair though Mass Effect started as an Xbox exclusive.
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